KJV ORIGINAL
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A farmer went out to plant seeds in his field. As he scattered them around, some seeds landed right on the walking path where people stepped all over them, and then birds swooped down and ate up whatever was left.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes your best efforts land in the worst places, but that doesn't mean you stop trying.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was traditionally authored by Luke, a physician and companion of Paul, for an educated Gentile audience, possibly Theophilus, around the mid-to-late first century CE. It was written to present an orderly and reliable account of Jesus' life, ministry, death, and resurrection, drawing on various sources and eyewitness testimonies.
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